CVE-2013-4959

Published: Aug 20, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

2.1

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 uses HTTP responses that contain sensitive information without the "no-cache" setting, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information such as (1) host name, (2) MAC address, and (3) SSH keys via the web browser cache.

Affected (7)

Products: Puppet: Puppet Enterprise

Puppet

1 product

Puppet Enterprise

Configuration A

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	Up to 3.0.0
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	Version 2.5.1
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	Version 2.5.2
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	Version 2.8.0
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	Version 2.8.1
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	Version 2.8.2
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	Version 2.8.3

Related CWEs

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (2)

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4959/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4959/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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